Sugar Free Candied Pecans
These Sugar Free Candied Pecans are the perfect keto friendly snack for those of us with a sweet tooth but trying to cut down on the sugar! To stay on track when everyone else is enjoying their carb loaded desserts and treats, I reach for my stash of sugar-free goodies or I might whip up a batch of sugar-free ice cream. (That ice cream <and this ice cream maker> is a lifesaver, lol. At some point, I’ll share my sugar-free ice cream version with you. (It needs to be “perfected” first. It’s made with eggs, lite coconut milk, almond milk and a few other ingredients. Sometimes it turns out perfectly, other times it’s kind of icy- probably because I just eyeball my ingredients instead of precise measurements.
To make these pecans, I use Swerve. (Swerve is a sugar substitute that is a mix of erythritol and oligosaccharides. This combination works well in baking and will also caramelize.) I don’t know if other sugar substitutes will caramelize, as Swerve is the only one I’ve tried in this recipe.
Sugar Free Candied Pecans
These Sugar-Free Candied Pecans are the perfect keto-friendly snack for those of us with a sweet tooth but trying to cut down on the sugar!
Prep Time: 1 Cook Time: 6 to 7 Total Time: 10 minute
Yield: 4 servings
INGREDIENTS
1 cup whole unroasted/natural pecans
3 tbs butter
3 tbsp Swerve Sweetener
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in large pan over med-high heat.
- Add swerve and stir with spatula until dissolved.
- Add pecans, reduce heat to medium and gently stir/toss pecans until toasted. (about 5 minutes.)
- Watch pecans closely they go from being done to burned, very fast.
- Transfer pecans to a plate and let cool.
- Break up pecans and store in an airtight container in the fridge
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